Compare Pena Elementary School with Morningside Elementary School

Pena Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 80 in student achievement, 97 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Morningside Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 86 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Pena Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Morningside Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Pena Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.57% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.43%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Morningside Elementary School, Hispanics make up 95.17% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.59%) and African Americans (0.24%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Pena Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 85.41% compared to 94.93% at Morningside Elementary School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Pena Elementary School has 217 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 46.57% of student population. Morningside Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 240 or about 57.97% of student population.

Pena Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 46.35%, gifted and talented students, 4.72%, while 12.45% are in the special education program. Morningside Elementary School bilingual students comprise 57.49%, gifted and talented students, 4.59%, and 15.22% are in the special education program.

31 teachers employed at Pena Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years. The 28 teachers at Morningside Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 14.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pena Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Morningside Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Pena Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Morningside Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.